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Description of Incident:

The first crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. in Lauderdale Lakes. Andre Caesar, 41, of Fort Lauderdale, was riding a 2012 Velocity motor scooter eastbound on Northwest 39 Street when he crashed into the driver’s side of a tow truck that was backed into the driveway at 3370 N.W. 39 St. BSO detectives said the tow truck driver had his headlights and taillights activated and was unloading a vehicle at the residence at the time of the crash.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported Caesar, who was not wearing a helmet, to Broward Health Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 5 a.m.

The second single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in North Lauderdale. Tiago Rodriguez, 28, of Margate, was traveling eastbound on McNab Road in a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup when was attempting to exit the off ramp to Southwest 17 Street. Detectives said for some unknown reason Rodriguez lost control of the truck and crashed into a concrete utility pole.

North Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported Rodriguez to Broward Health Medical Center where he died at approximately 7:15 a.m.

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